Principal Electrical Engineer Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom Salary: up to £75,000 basic DOE Jackson Hogg is delighted to be partnering with an established advanced automation engineering business, who is looking to bring a Principal Electrical Engineer to provide technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of complex product development projects. This is a pivotal role for an experienced engineering leader who enjoys solving challenging technical problems, guiding multidisciplinary teams, and influencing engineering strategy. You'll play a key role in delivering cutting-edge products from concept through to production while helping to develop and mentor the next generation of engineers. The Role As Principal Engineer, you will: * Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering projects * Support the definition and delivery of engineering strategy and best practice * Lead multidisciplinary teams through the full product development lifecycle * Act as a senior technical authority for customers, stakeholders, and engineering teams * Drive innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement * Mentor and coach engineers at all levels * Support customer engagement activities, proposals, and project planning * Ensure engineering solutions are delivered to the highest standards of quality, performance, and compliance. About You You are likely to have: * Degree qualification in Electrical, Electronic, Mechatronic, Systems Engineering or a related discipline * Significant experience delivering complex engineering or product development projects * Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams * Strong understanding of the full product development lifecycle * Excellent stakeholder and customer-facing skills * A collaborative leadership style with a passion for mentoring others * Chartered Engineer status (or working towards it) would be advantageous. Suitable Backgrounds We are particularly interested in candidates from sectors such as: * Advanced manufacturing * Automation * Special purpose machinery * Industrial technology * Defence and aerospace * Complex electromechanical products * Engineering consultancy and product development environments. If you are interested in this opportunity please get in touch using the details below